NCAAF Consensus Picks & Money Splits

Howard
Rutgers
Howard
Rutgers
Central Connecticut
Central Michigan
Central Connecticut
Central Michigan
Central Connecticut
Central Michigan
Fordham
Bowling Green
Fordham
Bowling Green
Fordham
Bowling Green
North Carolina A&T
Wake Forest
North Carolina A&T
Wake Forest
North Carolina A&T
Wake Forest
Lafayette
Buffalo
Lafayette
Buffalo
Lafayette
Buffalo
New Hampshire
UCF
New Hampshire
UCF
New Hampshire
UCF
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Arkansas
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Arkansas
Duquesne
Toledo
Duquesne
Toledo
Duquesne
Toledo
Western Carolina
NC State
Western Carolina
NC State
Western Carolina
NC State
Northwestern State
Tulsa
Northwestern State
Tulsa
Northwestern State
Tulsa
Murray State
Missouri
Murray State
Missouri
SE Louisiana
Tulane
SE Louisiana
Tulane
SE Louisiana
Tulane
Alcorn State
UAB
Alcorn State
UAB
Alcorn State
UAB
Coastal Carolina
Jacksonville State
Coastal Carolina
Jacksonville State
Coastal Carolina
Jacksonville State
Lindenwood
Kansas
Lindenwood
Kansas
North Dakota State
Colorado
North Dakota State
Colorado
North Dakota State
Colorado
Southern Utah
Utah
Southern Utah
Utah
North Carolina
Minnesota
North Carolina
Minnesota
North Carolina
Minnesota
Jackson State
UL Monroe
Jackson State
UL Monroe
Jackson State
UL Monroe
Eastern Illinois
Illinois
Eastern Illinois
Illinois
Eastern Illinois
Illinois
Sacramento State
San Jose State
Sacramento State
San Jose State
Sacramento State
San Jose State
Lehigh
Army
Lehigh
Army
Lehigh
Army
Florida Atlantic
Michigan State
Florida Atlantic
Michigan State
Florida Atlantic
Michigan State
Temple
Oklahoma
Temple
Oklahoma
Elon
Duke
Elon
Duke
Elon
Duke
Western Michigan
Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Wisconsin
TCU
Stanford
TCU
Stanford
TCU
Stanford
Virginia Tech
Vanderbilt
Virginia Tech
Vanderbilt
Virginia Tech
Vanderbilt
UConn
Maryland
UConn
Maryland
Penn State
West Virginia
Penn State
West Virginia
Penn State
West Virginia
Illinois State
Iowa
Illinois State
Iowa
Kent State
Pittsburgh
Kent State
Pittsburgh
Kent State
Pittsburgh
Indiana State
Purdue
Indiana State
Purdue
Bucknell
Navy
Bucknell
Navy
Clemson
Georgia
Clemson
Georgia
Clemson
Georgia
Austin Peay
Louisville
Austin Peay
Louisville
Austin Peay
Louisville
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Tennessee
South Dakota State
Oklahoma State
South Dakota State
Oklahoma State
South Dakota State
Oklahoma State
Towson
Cincinnati
Towson
Cincinnati
Portland State
Washington State
Portland State
Washington State
Portland State
Washington State
Miami (OH)
Northwestern
Miami (OH)
Northwestern
Miami (OH)
Northwestern
Eastern Michigan
UMass
Eastern Michigan
UMass
Eastern Michigan
UMass
East Tennessee State
Appalachian State
East Tennessee State
Appalachian State
Miami
Florida
Miami
Florida
Miami
Florida
North Dakota
Iowa State
North Dakota
Iowa State
Akron
Ohio State
Akron
Ohio State
Ohio
Syracuse
Ohio
Syracuse
Ohio
Syracuse
Kennesaw State
UTSA
Kennesaw State
UTSA
Kennesaw State
UTSA
UTEP
Nebraska
UTEP
Nebraska
UTEP
Nebraska
Florida International
Indiana
Florida International
Indiana
Florida International
Indiana
Colorado State
Texas
Colorado State
Texas
Colorado State
Texas
Merrimack College
Air Force
Merrimack College
Air Force
Merrimack College
Air Force
Western Illinois
Northern Illinois
Western Illinois
Northern Illinois
Boise State
Georgia Southern
Boise State
Georgia Southern
Boise State
Georgia Southern
Old Dominion
South Carolina
Old Dominion
South Carolina
Old Dominion
South Carolina
North Texas
South Alabama
North Texas
South Alabama
North Texas
South Alabama
Stony Brook
Marshall
Stony Brook
Marshall
Stony Brook
Marshall
UC Davis
California
UC Davis
California
Eastern Kentucky
Mississippi State
Eastern Kentucky
Mississippi State
Norfolk State
East Carolina
Norfolk State
East Carolina
Campbell
Liberty
Campbell
Liberty
Richmond
Virginia
Richmond
Virginia
Idaho State
Oregon State
Idaho State
Oregon State
Sam Houston
Rice
Sam Houston
Rice
Sam Houston
Rice
UNLV
Houston
UNLV
Houston
UNLV
Houston
Tarleton
Baylor
Tarleton
Baylor
Bethune-Cookman
South Florida
Bethune-Cookman
South Florida
Furman
Ole Miss
Furman
Ole Miss
UT Martin
Kansas State
UT Martin
Kansas State
Tennessee Tech
Middle Tennessee
Tennessee Tech
Middle Tennessee
Western Kentucky
Alabama
Western Kentucky
Alabama
North Alabama
Memphis
North Alabama
Memphis
North Alabama
Memphis
Nevada
Troy
Nevada
Troy
Central Arkansas
Arkansas State
Central Arkansas
Arkansas State
Fresno State
Michigan
Fresno State
Michigan
Fresno State
Michigan
Alabama A&M
Auburn
Alabama A&M
Auburn
UCLA
Hawaii
UCLA
Hawaii
UCLA
Hawaii
Abilene Christian
Texas Tech
Abilene Christian
Texas Tech
Abilene Christian
Texas Tech
Notre Dame
Texas A&M
Notre Dame
Texas A&M
Notre Dame
Texas A&M
Idaho
Oregon
Idaho
Oregon
Southern Miss
Kentucky
Southern Miss
Kentucky
Southern Miss
Kentucky
Grambling
Louisiana
Grambling
Louisiana
Robert Morris
Utah State
Robert Morris
Utah State
Texas A&M Commerce
San Diego State
Texas A&M Commerce
San Diego State
Houston Christian
SMU
Houston Christian
SMU
Georgia State
Georgia Tech
Georgia State
Georgia Tech
Georgia State
Georgia Tech
Lamar
Texas State
Lamar
Texas State
Southern Illinois
BYU
Southern Illinois
BYU
Southern Illinois
BYU
James Madison
Charlotte
James Madison
Charlotte
James Madison
Charlotte
Nicholls
Louisiana Tech
Nicholls
Louisiana Tech
Nicholls
Louisiana Tech
Southeast Missouri State
New Mexico State
Southeast Missouri State
New Mexico State
Southeast Missouri State
New Mexico State
Wyoming
Arizona State
Wyoming
Arizona State
Wyoming
Arizona State
New Mexico
Arizona
New Mexico
Arizona
New Mexico
Arizona
Weber State
Washington
Weber State
Washington
Weber State
Washington
LSU
USC
LSU
USC
LSU
USC
Boston College
Florida State
Boston College
Florida State
Boston College
Florida State

College football is the second-most popular sport to bet on in the U.S., and NCAAF consensus picks are a useful handicapping tool for college football bettors who are looking to make money at the sportsbook.

What Are College Football Consensus Picks?

By aggregating exclusive data from some of the top online sports betting sites, our college football consensus page shows you what kind of action oddsmakers are taking on each and every game. Not only do our consensus picks display the percentage of bets being placed on each team and the over/under but also the percentage of money (or “handle”) that’s behind each side. Check this out:

Here, we see that 58% of bets are on Army, leaving 42% on Navy. However, 84% of the money is on Army. Bigger, and possibly sharper, bets are on Army. By clicking on “Total” we can then see the betting percentages for the Over and Under.

Fading The Public

One way bettors try to use this information to their advantage is by fading the public. Fading the public is a popular strategy for contrarian bettors.

Generally speaking, when it comes to college football betting, the public loves betting on popular teams — Alabama, Notre Dame, Michigan, and Texas, for example. College bettors also tend to bet on the Over, especially with the proliferation of spread offenses across the country.

The truth, though, is that fading the public doesn’t always work. The market is perpetually adjusting and becoming more efficient. Sometimes the public is right, sometimes they aren’t.

It’s best to approach each game on its own. One game’s spread may be a great opportunity to fade the public, another may not. Circumstances vary so you need to stay on top of the news, weather, and injury reports and analyze each situation with its public betting trends and line movement. If it’s a prime-time game or a game with a popular team, it’s more likely to be +EV (positive expected value) to fade the public.